By Maya Ekman, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, NWOnewswatch.com THUNDER BAY – More than 65 protests were held across the country Thursday as environmental, Indigenous, and labour rights groups stood up against the proposed Bill C-39. “We don’t want Canada to be like the United States, where the executive branch of the government gets to make all the decisions, and that’s really what we’re here to say, this isn’t our Canada,” said Paul Berger. Representing Citizens United for a Sustainable Planet, Berger was one of about 50 protesters who stood in front of MP Patty Hajdu’s office chanting “Kill Bill C-39.” Hajdu is also the federal Minister of Jobs and Families. “We’re protesting with Indigenous groups, with labour groups and with environmental groups, all of whom think the bill is a…
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